On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 135 Resigning from office and returning to the court

Author: He Tiantian from Lotus Picking

Chapter 135 Resigning from office and returning to the court

"Manager Cui, you can't leave!"

"Master Cui! Stay for another three years!"

"You can't leave us!"

On the third day of December in the sixth year of Kaihuang's reign (586), people blocked the road in Dongyang City and blocked Cui Che's carriage. The Bodhisattva slave opened his peach blossom eyes and looked out of the carriage curiously.

He saw the dark crowd kneeling on the snow, crying and begging, as if to prevent his father from leaving.

Cui Che got off the carriage, and he was moved by such a scene.

"Everyone! Mr. Cui has something to say. Please listen carefully."

When Cui Che saw that everyone was quiet, he continued:

"As the saying goes, it's hard to leave your homeland. Cui has been away from Qingzhou for three years. He has traveled through all the counties and parties under his rule, and has seen every brick and tile in Dongyang City. He can't bear to say goodbye to you all.

"But the imperial court has its own laws. How can we ignore the national law just because of human sentiments?

"Cui returns to the court this time. Even if he cannot return to Dongyang in this life, he will remember the three years he spent in Qingzhou.

"Everyone, please go back quickly. It's cold today. Don't get cold.

"We can meet in mountains and rivers, and we can look forward to it in the future. If we are destined, we will meet again!"

Cui Che sat back in the carriage, and the carriage started slowly, leaving the crowd behind.

"Mr. Cui takes care of it!"

"Manager Cui! You must come back!"

As the carriage drove by, the shouts of the people in Dongyang were inaudible. In the end, only the sound of wind and snow, and the sound of horses' hooves and wheels passing through the snow were left.

Cui Che really didn't send anyone to organize this farewell today. It was purely because the people of Dongyang heard the news and took action spontaneously.

During his three years in Qingzhou, his greatest effort was to win people's hearts. If he had to send people to mobilize the people to say goodbye when he left, then these three years would have been almost in vain.

"Master, Colonel Qin is waiting at the city gate."

Reporting in person with Li Qing.

Cui Che opened the door curtain and saw Qin Qiong leading a yellow gelding horse.

In the second half of the sixth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Cui Che had been preparing in advance to leave Qingzhou.

He recommended fifteen-year-old Qin Qiong to the imperial court as a captain of the Salt Corps. He was one of them. Through Su Wei, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Yang Shangxi, the minister of the Ministry of War, sold Cui Che's thin noodles.

Qin Qiong was left in Qingzhou by Cui Che and continued to command the First Battalion, so that he could return to Licheng County to visit his parents at any time.

"Didn't I ask you to come and see me off?"

Cui Che patted the snow off Qin Qiong's shoulders and blamed him.

The two have known each other since the third year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (583), and this is already the fourth year. After these years of getting along, the relationship between Cui Che and Qin Qiong has become closer.

Qin Qiongqiang smiled and said:

"We say goodbye today, and I don't know when we will see each other again. How can I not say goodbye to Ming Gong."

Cui Che was silent for a moment and asked:

"No practice today?"

Qin Qiong shook his head and said;

"I heard that Duke Ming was leaving and the soldiers had no intention of training and were clamoring to see him off. I simply let them rest in the camp for a day."

There was another moment of silence, and Cui Che said solemnly:

"Take care of these six thousand salt soldiers for me."

Qin Qiong looked solemn and said:

"Qiong will never live up to Ming Gong's kindness."

Cui Che smiled and said:

"You only care about this small favor? Don't forget the friendship between you and me!"

After bidding farewell to Qin Qiong and watching him disappear into the wind and snow, Cui Che set out on the road again.

Cui Che, the commander of the fourth battalion, did not take away any of them. He continued to keep Qin Qiong, Zhang Heng, Wang Qing, and Zhou Kan here to firmly control the salt regiment for him.

Not only did Qin Qiong get the position of captain, but the other three were also awarded military positions. Although their ranks were low, it also protected them from being dismissed at will by Cui Che's successor.

The business with Wei Yi was terminated last month after the last batch of private salt was shipped overseas.

Not only Cui Che, this year is also the last year of Wei Yi's term. The two of them restored the private beach to its original state to avoid being caught by later generations.

Cui Che and Wei Yi entered into a business partnership, with a 50-50 split. After three years of operation, Wei Yi saved tens of thousands of dollars, but Cui Che was still left empty-handed. All the money he earned was used to support the salt workers and salt soldiers.

A group of staff, such as Chief Shi Li Gang, Sima Liu Fang, etc., are still serving in the Qingzhou General Manager's Office, maintaining the operation of the General Manager's Office. When Cui Che has a new appointment and the new general manager and his staff arrive, the handover will take place.

Only when they have done government affairs will they join him.

Yang Jian issued an edict to order the provincial governors and senior staff to take turns to come to court at the end of the year. Instead of the governor, chief governor, and Sima being sent out one after another within one year, each of the three of them would go to Daxing once during their three-year term.

Cui Zhaorong and Mrs. Feng were also left in Dongyang. Mrs. Feng was now even older and naturally couldn't bear the travel. She simply waited for Cui Che's appointment to see whether she would stay in Daxing or go to other places until the place was decided.

, and then pick them up.

Among the family members, Cui Che only brought Yang Lihua, Bodhisattva Nu, and Yuwen Eying, and the other concubines stayed in Dongyang to serve their grandmother with Cui Zhaorong.

Of course, Pei Xiu, Huang Baiji, and Wei Yi made an appointment with Cui Che when they entered Beijing this time.

Pei Xiu was the governor of Guangzhou. Since Gao Mai, the governor of Guangzhou, had just taken office, it was naturally impossible for him to enter the court and report on the achievements of Guangzhou officials.

Yuan Biao, the governor of Juzhou, died in office due to illness some time ago, and the newly dispatched governor of Juzhou was still on the way, so he could only leave it to the chief governor Huang Baiji to go to Daxing.

As the governor of Jiaozhou, Wei Yi's term was about to expire, so of course he had to make a trip to Daxing himself.

The four of them met in Licheng County, and Cui Che paid a visit to Qin Qiong's parents. Every time he passed through Licheng, Cui Che would always go to the Qin Mansion to show how much he valued Qin Qiong.

Traveling in the middle of winter, when Cui Che and others arrived at Daxing City, it was already the nineteenth day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (587).

It was early spring and the chill had subsided. Yang Guang, who came to Daxing in advance, took Cui Che one step ahead and brought his son Yang Zhao out of the city to greet him.

No need for Yang Guang to remind Yang Zhao when he saw Yang Lihua and Cui Che getting off the carriage, he bowed and saluted:

"My nephew pays homage to my aunt and uncle."

Although Yang Zhao has just turned three years old, he has been personally raised by Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo since he was a child, and he was taught like a little adult.

Once he was playing next to the stone lions at Xuanwu Gate. Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo came to Xuanwu Gate to look for their grandson in their free time. During this period, Yang Jian put his hand on Dugu Jialuo's shoulder due to back pain. Yang Zhao saw this and hurriedly avoided it.

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Seeing that he was so observant of etiquette, Yang Jian also praised his grandson for his elder-like demeanor, so he doted on him even more.

"Get up quickly."

Yang Lihua helped her nephew up, looked him up and down, and said with a smile:

"Zhao'er has grown taller again."

Previously, because Yang Jian and his wife missed their daughter and wanted to see their grandson, Yang Lihua took her children to Daxing once, and naturally she met Yang Zhao, her nephew.

But when Yang Guang left town and Bingzhou, he met Cui Che's son Bodhisattva Nu for the first time.

Cui Che took Yuwen Eying and Bodhisattva slave out of the carriage one after another.

Yuwen Eying was very happy to see Yang Guang. When she was five years old, she even threatened to beat Cui Che to avenge her second uncle.

(End of chapter)